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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. [2] He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge [3] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
The Allmusic review states "The populist Dizzy Gillespie gets full rein in this lively, happy collection of tunes exploring rhythms and idioms from the Caribbean. Gillespie is in an ebullient mood, even offering some sly lead calypso vocals on three numbers".
2005 Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux: Presents Dizzy Gillespie Sextet '77 (Eagle Vision USA) 2005 Summer Jazz Live at New Jersey 1987 (FS World Jazz / Alpha Centauri Entertainment) 2005 A Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba (New Video Group) (Filmed in 1985 with Arturo Sandoval and Sayyd Abdul Al Khabyyr) 2006 Jazz Icons: Live in '58 & '70 ...
Bird Songs: The Final Recordings is a live album trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City in 1992 and released on the Telarc label. [1] The album, along with To Bird with Love and To Diz with Love, represent the last recordings made by the legendary trumpeter before his death in 1993.
Despite some good efforts by Gillespie and Eldridge, pianist Oscar Peterson easily emerges as the most impressive soloist; better to acquire the magnificent collaborations of the 1950s instead." [ 1 ]
The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, ... The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album
Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Something Old, Something New is a studio album by Dizzy Gillespie, recorded and released in 1963. Reception.
The Modern Jazz Sextet is a jazz album featuring the combined talents of Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best and Charlie Persip. [2] The album was conceived by producer Norman Granz for his own label, Norgran Records. [3]